The Mondiale VGL fleet has had six smart new Scania 460 P SUPER prime movers join to pull quad-axle side-loader container trailers around Sydney’s outer-metro areas, as well as far afield as Bathurst.
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Mondiale VGL fleet and compliance manager Rory Gerhardt says these new Scanias are perfectly specified for this task.
“The Scania prime movers bring operational efficiency as well as added safety, and of course excellent fuel economy,” he says.
“These six new trucks replace older vehicles, but we will continue to add more 460 P specification prime movers to the fleet as part of our renewal programme, because we know they can do the job reliably. And the torque is great too.”
Gerhardt says their business growth is accelerating and they’re setting new records in terms of efficient container movements, which is assisted by these Scanias.
“Aside from the fuel efficiency benefits, the high level of vehicle data monitoring from the telematics service that Scania provides is the best in the business, and it gives us real time access to how the fleet is performing, which meets our requirements for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting on sustainability,” he says.
“I look after our fleets in Australia and New Zealand, so the more transparency and the more live data I can pull out of a telematics system, the more reporting I can do, and the better the decision making.
“For example, the performance data from these new trucks will help validate the decisions to roll out this specification nationally for our quad-axle trailer work.”
Gerhardt says Scanias are fit for purpose and overall offer a good products, support and aftersales.
“Anyone can sell the truck, it’s what they do for you in years one to seven for us that matters. If they can’t support the assets, then you don’t even want to contemplate working with that supplier. But the Scania support and the dealer network are great,” he says.
“Because Scania owns its workshops around the country, it makes it easy for us. If I want to move these trucks to Perth from Sydney tomorrow, I’m going to get the same service in Perth as I am in Melbourne or Sydney, and the Perth workshop has instant access to all the trucks’ maintenance history, which can save a lot of time, and therefore money.”
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